Quote of the Week

“Sometimes the cost of

integrity is the loss of a

friend.”

Jack McDevitt

24 March 2017

Forthcoming Events:

SHS Life The Stourport High School &

VIth Form College

An Academy and National Teaching & Support School

Mr C King MSc PGCE NPQH - Executive Principal

On Monday, our Year 11 GCSE History students battled on despite the

torrential rain during their visit to Ludlow Castle to investigate the construction of

the castle between the 11th and 16th centuries.

We have presented the first of our rewards to Year 11 students who have been

recognised for improved effort in their GCSE revision and studies; these students

received free tickets to this year’s Prom in July. We have been very well supported

by local businesses who have donated a number of prizes which will be awarded in

the coming weeks. We would like to extend our sincere thanks for their generosity

in helping us with this project.

Praise parties have been held this week for students meeting our high standards for

attendance and behaviour in school. Students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 were invited

along to a party in the hall during AcTu. Year 7s also enjoyed a trip to Tenpin in

Worcester for making such an excellent start to the year.

Students have been auditioning for our ‘Talent Show - Take 2’ this week. A number

of students who were not able to take part in the show before Christmas have had

the chance to perform a number of creative pieces for the show today to fellow

students.

We have held yet another successful ‘Bring and Buy Cake Sale’ in aid of Comic Relief

today. Students and staff on the main school site and VIth Form College brought in

a wide array of home-baked and shop bought cakes, biscuits and cookies which sold

out in minutes during brunch and lunch breaks. We will be able to announce the

grand total raised next week and in the meantime, we would like to thank everyone

for their kind donations.

From everyone here at SHS, we wish you all a great weekend.

Mr C King

Executive Principal

27 March 2017

GCSE Spanish Oral

Examinations

9am - 3:00pm

30 March 2017

Year 8 Parents’ Evening

4pm - 7pm

Note: School closes at 3pm

for all year groups

27 March 2017

Cadbury World Trip

Year 8 & 9 business students

9am - 3:30pm

As part of their ‘History Around Us’ unit, our Year 11 GCSE students have visited Tenbury Castle in Worcestershire, Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire and Ludlow Castle in Shropshire. Students had to collect evidence which would allow them to evaluate the extent to which the development of Ludlow Castle between 11th and 16th centuries was typical of castle development during this period. In preparation for the visit, students used pictorial and documentary sources to reconstruct the most common castle built by the Normans, the Motte and Bailey, in the long jump pits of the Stourport Sports Club.

Torrential rain in the Welsh Marches did not deter our budding historians from collecting the data they needed to write up their 2,000 word Controlled Assessment.

28 March 2017

Oxbridge Conference at

Edgbaston Stadium

10am - 3:30pm

Ludlow Castle Visit

Year 11 GCSE history students visited Ludlow Castle

this week

30 March 2017

Jekyll & Hyde Theatre Trip

11:30am - 5pm

29 & 31 March 2017

Geography Field Trip

Birmingham City Centre

8:40am - 3:25pm

Year 9 students enjoying their Praise Party

The Stourport High School & VIth Form College

Minster Road

Stourport on Severn

Worcestershire

DY13 8AX

Tel: 01299 872950

email: office@shs.worcs.sch.uk

Fax: 01299 827972

Twitter: @stourporthigh

Students of the Week

Lee Allen 7RU nominated by Mrs G Baxter

Eva Tavender 8RW nominated by Mrs L Rose

Jack Percy 9RJ nominated by Mrs A Jäger-Jones

Frazier Davidson 10EH nominated by Miss P Derrick

Joshua Haywood 11TC

nominated by Mrs L Rose

Praise Parties

Year 11 Celebrating Success Red Nose Day Cake Sale Students and staff were excited today to bring and buy a delicious

array of cakes and biscuits from our cake stalls on the school

restaurant and the VIth Form Canteen.

We learned that proceeds from Comic Relief events including ‘Red

Nose Day’ go to help communities both here in the UK and across

the world. Locally, a charity called ‘Wyre Forest Nightstop’ has

received thousands of pounds in funding to provide safe,

emergency temporary accommodation for homeless young people

between the ages of 16 and 25 in the homes of trained volunteer

hosts. These ‘Nightstop hosts’

provide a bed for the night, an

evening meal, washing facilities,

breakfast and most importantly,

a caring environment and a

listening ear.

It is important for us to inspire

and empower our students

through the sharing of

knowledge and by doing so our

students can learn to respect

others no matter what their

situation and become valued

members of the community.

After completing the gruelling February Mock Examinations,

our Year 11 students are on the final run into the summer

examination season. In order to give our students some

extra motivation over the next few months, we will be

running a variety of reward schemes on the theme of

‘Celebrating Success’ culminating in the Year 11 Prom which

takes place in July. The first set of prizes are free Prom

tickets for students who have improved the most during the

Mock Examinations. All students have the chance to win

and staff are rewarding students for excellent effort with

Golden Tickets. The winners’ names will be drawn and

prizes presented in the Year 11 Celebration Assembly every

Monday and will include a number of team prizes which

have been donated by local businesses including haircuts,

cinema tickets, pizza vouchers, free breakfasts, a pamper

evening, cupcakes and gym passes. We look forward to

announcing the winners’ names in the coming weeks.

Parents’ Evening Year 8

The Year 8 Parents’ Evening taking place later this month

will now be booked using our new on-line booking system.

Letters were sent home last Friday to parents/carers with

full instructions of how to use the system. If you do not

have Internet access at home, please call on 01299 872950

to arrange your appointments over the telephone.

This week students have been invited to Priority

Ticket ‘praise parties’ with Year 7 and 8 taking place during academic tutoring (AcTu) on

Wednesday 22 March followed by Year 9 and 10 on Thursday 23 March. These parties celebrate

the successes of students that have consistently

met our high standards of attendance and behaviour so far this academic year. Parents of

these exceptional students will have also received a letter by mail from their child’s Senior

Director of Learning with a Priority Ticket to a Creativity Trip attached. This is to ensure they

are first in line to book a place on the trip they

wish to go on at the end of the academic year. We are very proud that so many students

received this accolade which is testimony to their hard work and dedication to their studies.